Abbotts mark 70th anniversary

Published
8:00 pm EDT, Saturday, September 2, 2006

Warren and Miriam Abbott of 5202 St. Joe Road, #332, Fort Wayne, Ind., are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. The former Miriam Langley married Abbott on Sept. 6, 1936, in Dayton, Ohio. They have five children: David, B.J., Kenneth, Thomas and John. They also have nine grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Warren was a senior economic evaluating technical expert with The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, and a professor at Purdue University. The couple lived in Midland from 1936 until 1970, when they moved to Fort Wayne.